
10. Keep drains smelling fresh: once a week, boil about 5 cups of water, put your grounds in the sink, and flush with the water;
9. Use as a cleaner: coffee grounds are both abrasive and acidic, giving them the edge on the cleaning front. Mix with water and scrub the offender with a firm brush (note: make sure that the surfaces are stain resistant);
8. Cat/pest repellent: mix coffee grounds with used orange peels and spread them around your garden... and stop the feline toilet in its tracks! (also good for ants);
7. Fertilizer: carrots and radishes love coffee grounds; mix soil with the grounds and increase your carrot and radish size and quantity;
6. Odor eater: dry grounds on cookie tray, put in pantyhose and tie off, and place in a closet or area that needs refreshing, or put in a yogurt container with holes in the top and place in your fridge or freezer;
5. Shine booster: coffee grounds can help enhance colour of brunette or black hair, and, add shine. Side note: by rubbing the grounds in your scalp, you can reduce dandruff!
4. For dawggies: use for Fido's shampoos... coffee grounds can act as a flea repellent;
3. Get baking: add a richer flavour to brownies and chocolate cakes;
2. Exfoliate: pat on skin, massage and rinse.
1. Fat buster: vigorously rub coffee grounds on cellulite spots - coffee is a stimulant and breaks down fat deposts when rubbed on those areas.
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